February 1, 2003 journal. The space shuttle Columbia is lost over Texas during reentry into the earth's atmosphere. Senator Strom Thurmond named the Columbia 20 years ago. America weeps for the seven astronauts on board including one Israeli, one black man, 2 women and one lady from India. This was a scientific exploration. This is the third major disaster in the space project for America. I grieve with the nation but this is a dangerous

expiration as we all know and I am not sure we should be up there getting ahead of God like building the tower of Babel. For me I prefer to wait for my wings to leave this planet and flyaway in search of a better world or to live here with Christ illuminating for the real. When this earth is renewed it will be a wonderful place to live and rejoice in the Lord as we drink living water and eat all matter of fruit from the Tree of Life around the throne of God. That day is surely coming. Is God speaking to us to say that we are not infallible?

We may see many more reversals of our success as we serve God passively, not actively.

The space shuttle Columbia exploded over Central Texas at 8:53 a.m. today and scattered debris all the way to the Louisiana border. Bodies are also found and parts of the shuttle are said to be advertised on E-Bay by scavengers looking to profit from this bad disaster.

We're harboring terrible secrets. It will take more than lip service with God. We get to be awfully religious when tragedy strikes but we do not change our ways of living or serving.

We continue to mount up for war as reserve units leave from all around here to fight in the Middle East. The Russians got us into this space race. We have invaded God's territory. Remember that God changed the language of the builders of Babel and scattered them.

Iraq is saying that it is God's vengeance upon America and they may be right in this case.

This is the third major space disaster from Cape Canaveral. Major John McNair was lost on board the Challenger in 1986, he was from Lake City South Carolina. All eyes of the world are on this space disaster and the number 7 is a complete number in Biblical terms.

God use to come down and appear to people in the Old Testament times before his Word was established on earth but now we have moved away from God and compromised truth for a combination of the ecumenical or universal religion that automatically alienates God.

We have taken over the Mir space station after Russia has fallen and we are paying Russia to maintain their massive nuclear arsenal. Money Cost us because we must rent it from the foreign Federal Reserve. Certainly there is a lot of good research done in space and for space that we've been able to utilize in medicine and in everyday life but some argue that it could be developed on the ground just as well. The word Columbia is listed in dictionary

as originating with Christopher Columbus meaning explorer, some commentators compare these operations to the expedition of Lewis and Clark of the West. In any case, this is my country and I care about it enough to write and paint my opinions from time to time as I see it. I trust in God first and my country second. We like all countries and empires of the past will fade away more so because we have forgotten God who has brought us to great power. Space has given us a bird's-eye view of the universe and more. Proverbs 3-6 “In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths”. This scripture was quoted by a wife of one of the astronaut. Neal Armstrong read the creation story in orbit of the moon. It appears that the left-wing of the spacecraft was damaged on blast off and that it failed on reentry with the sensors going blank. It must have literally burned off the craft completely at about 200,000 ft. above the earth causing massive vibration and destruction.

May the good Lord have mercy upon us and save us from disaster from those determined to avenge. Give us minds of peace Lord I pray and may we serve you everyday foremost.